NATO-Russia relations are close to freezing point - Russian representative at NATO

BRUSSELS, February 6. /TASS/. The relations between Russia and NATO "have almost reached the freezing point," Russia’s representative at NATO Alexander Grushko told reporters on Friday. "We are concerned that NATO has been observing decisions of the Wells summit (on September 4-5, 2014) on protection of the alliance’s eastern side against the alleged threat from the east. At the meeting on Thursday, the organisation’s decisions fix this trend, negative for the European security, in the form of military planning and carry it out in hardware," he said. "Some may share impression those are minor decisions about organisation of NATO rapid reaction force’s arrowhead in the form of a brigade (5,000 people - TASS), which will be used in a crisis moment at the alliance’s southern or eastern zone. If we analyse NATO’s current military activities, we can see major changes in the military and political situation, first of all along borders with the Russian Federation, which, naturally, would require changes in our military planning in order to protect effectively the lawful security interests of Russia," the diplomat said. Read more